May 30, 2001 - Gov. Jeb Bush signed into law a measure that will allow Florida beer to be sold in containers 32 ounces or smaller. The bill eliminates a decades-old ban on retail sale of any beer bottle or can that isn't 8, 12, 16 or 32 ounces.

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The bill will take effect Oct. 1. It will increase the number of microbrewed beers (many of which are sold in 22-ounce bottles) and imports (often packaged in metric size) that may be sold. It also applies the container size law to cider.